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Unless AI have a way to bypass then it must be a coincidence that someone else had the same experience I did and wrote about it in exactly the same words.

Before the group stage started I was desperate for us to win the group so we would avoid Bayern and have a chance to progress to the quarter final where i expected us to loose to PSG. Who knew that Bayern wouldn't win their group either. 🙂

As I said the other day, it's the most fortunate, and most profitable, defeat in the history of football.

I don't think that is right anymore. I think the champions of the Nations world cup have had to qualify for a few tournaments now. If I'm remembering correctly it was down to money. The holders wanted competitive games to cash in on.

Wow! I just asked Copilot if the champions qualify for 2029 and in its response it quoted the post I just made. 😞 So much for AI taking over the world. Copilot output: No, the winners of the FIFA Club World Cup do not automatically qualify for the next edition of the tournament, including the 2029 edition. 🔍 Here’s what we know: The 2029 FIFA Club World Cup will feature 32 teams and follow the expanded format introduced in 2025. Qualification is based primarily on continental championships and historical performance, not on winning the previous Club World Cup. For example, PSG or Inter were said to qualify for the 2029 edition based on their UEFA Champions League success, not Club World Cup results. A discussion on a Chelsea fan forum even questioned whether the 2029 winners would qualify automatically, with one user stating they heard on a podcast that they do not. So while winning the Club World Cup is prestigious, it doesn’t grant an automatic ticket to the next one. Qualification depends on contin

This is verified? I listened to a podcast in which it was claimed that the Champions do NOT qualify automatically for 2029.

Two weeks ago I was thinking we'd make the last sixteen, and crossing my fingers we might make the quarters. 🙂

Lavia better be fit for the weekend. If he'd been fit today Caicedo might not even have been on the pitch at this stage. DO NOT PUT HIM BACK ON.

Neto off. Happy with that but Cucu should have been next not Gusto.

What a player Thiago is

Third goal and get Neto off.

Come on Nico - don't miss the party.

A lot of people having their eyes opened about JP.

Agreed. Just watched again (rewinding DAZN is such a hassle) and he's clearly on.

Seen this story before too often.

Did anyone else worry that the goal might have been called back for offside against Neto?

Agree about Santos but didn't see anything particularly good from Nkunku either. That said, there is about a quarter of the match that I haven't watched yet. I slept through my alarm for kick-off but woke up around 3am. I then tried to watch the game 'as live' but fast forwarded too far at half time (DAZN don't make it easy) and caught a glimpse of the score. After I knew they had equalised I didn't see any point of going back. Reading the forum it seems I missed most of Pedro's bright spell.

Saka's backup. Clearly he'd prefer to be seen as a starter but it's CL, it's a big club, it's a pay rise, it's an easy move geographically, and he's a backup here anyway.

Strange, strange decision. It was always assumed that a part of the justification for the deal came through its link with Gallagher's move. Well I hope it was a massive piece of financial wizardry because, just as predicted by many here, there has turned out to be zero footballing purpose to signing Felix. Either time.

Not me but sounds like you did. 🙂

The most helpful, and most valuable, loss in the history of football. 🙂

Presumably Fluminense have their suspensions too.

Yep, didn't have it tonight.

Would be beyond stupid. Can't imagine it's even being considered.

Not me. It's a simple thing to ask of a footballer. Being a figure of influence is one of the burdens which come with his extraordinarily well paid job. No one imagines that people will want a gun because they see a footballer do the pistols celebration but it's a question of cultural normalisation. Because of cultural normalisation tens of millions of Americans think it normal and sensible and wise to arm themselves with weapons of war. Not even tens of thousands of gun deaths every year are enough to overcome their addiction to firearms. We must resist every single step that might take us down the road the Yanks have travelled. No matter how small that individual step might be.